26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.635 - What responsibilities must the child-placing agency administrator have?

The child-placing agency administrator must:

(1) Have daily supervision and overall administrative responsibility for all your offices, including your main office and any branch offices;

(2) Ensure that the operation complies with current heightened monitoring plan(s), if applicable; and

(3) Be responsible for or assign responsibility for:

(A) Administering and managing the agency according to your policies;

(B) Ensuring that the agency complies with applicable rules of this chapter, Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code, Chapter 745 of this title (relating to Licensing), and other applicable laws;

(C) Personnel matters, including hiring, assigning duties, training, supervision, evaluation of employees, and terminations;

(D) Ensuring persons whose behavior or health status presents a danger to children are not allowed at the agency or foster homes; and

(E) Administering and managing your approved agency plans as stated in § 749.101(3) and (4) of this title (relating to What plans must I submit for Licensing's approval as part of the application process?). These plans:

(i) Evaluate the effectiveness or your system for meeting the rules of this chapter; and

(ii) Ensure the investigation of reports of minimum standards violations, upon our request.

Notes

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.635

The provisions of this §749.635 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 16, April 22, 2022, TexReg 2283, eff. 4/25/2022